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Republican Ticket.
State
For Supreme Court Judges.
FRANCIS G. HAMER
CHARLES R. LETTON
WILLIAM B. ROSE
For State Railway Commlsslouer,
THOMAS L HALL
For Regent, of State University,
VICTOR G. LYFOKI)
FRANK L. HALLER
Judicial
Forjudge Fifteenth Dfetrlcrt,
R. R. DICKSON.
County
For County Treasurer,
J. M. HUNTER.
For County Clerk,
H. B. BURCH.
For Clerk District Court,
O. E. HALL.
For Sheriff,
H. I). GRAD Y
For County Judge,
THOMAS OARLON.
For County Superintendent,
MINNIE B. MILLER,
For County Surveyor,
M. F. NORTON.
For Corona/.
DR. E. S. WILSON.
For Supervisors.
Seoond District.FLOYD WOLFF,
Fourth District.Th. I). SIEVE Its
Fifth Dlstrtot.GEORGE T. DAVIS
Sixth District.j. o. HUB BELL
Henry Grady has made a good con
sclencious official and is deserving the
support of all lovers of good govern
ment, Irrespective of party. Vote for
Grady for sheriff and you can rest as
sured that you have performed your
full duty.
John*Harmon has held the lucrative
position of clerk of the district oourt
for eight years and wants the taxpay
ers of the county to give him four
mbre years at the public crib. Dear
r&der, don’t you think that eight
yeaAi of continuous service in a public
office should satisfy John?
Every candidate upon the republi
can ticket, both county and state, are
well qualified for the positions to
which they aspire and worthy the
support of all republicans, Let us
smote the common enemy at the
polls next Tuesday and we can get
ready for the battle next spring.
Dr. E. T. Wilson is the present cor
oner and is tiie republican candidate
for re-election. Dr. Wilson was not a
candidate for the position but his
many friends throughout the county
wrote his name upon tte ballot at
the primary election and he received
the nomination, and his name will be
upon the official ballot as a candidate
for this position. Dr. Wilson has
made a good officer during ills tenure
of office as and is deserving your sup
port at the polls.
Judge Lindsey of Denver is a dem
ocrat but the Judge wants to see
Thomas Carlon elected county judge
of this county, because he knows that
with Tom Carlon in the office each
and every man, be he rich or poor,
will get a square deal and that the
duties of the office will be carefully
looked after. Vote for Mr. Carlon a
man who, in qualifications, is the peer
of any man that ever aspired to tills
position in Holt county. He is an old
time citizen who will fill the office
with honor to himself and the people
that elects him.
The local democratic machine have
about decided that the most of their
county ticket will be snowed under at
the polls next Tuesday and they are
making a desperate effort to elect the
three members of the county board,
so that they may retain their major
ity thereon. Taxpayers of Holt coun
ty should not forget that the Mites
claim for printing the scavenger tax
list is not settled and if they succeed
in electing tbe democratic candidates
for supervisors in the several districts
they will endeavor to have them allow
Miles’ claim, which the supreme court
said he was not entitled to. The
gang know that this Is the only way
they can ever collect for this work
and they are making desperate efforts
to land their favorite members of the
board so that they can have tbe claim
allowed. Voters, if you wish to do your
part to prevent this high-handed raid
upon the publlo treasury you will vote
for the republican supervisor candi
dates In the several districts. They
are all good, clean men, worthy the
support and confidence of the tax pay
ers of the county
In Desperate Straits.
The “gang” who have controlled
the destinies of the democratic party
in this county and section of the state
for years, are getting desperate as they
see their favorite candidate for dis
trict Judge losing votes everyday with
the intelligent, thinking voters of the
district. In their desperation they
are willing to go to ar.y extreme to
try and encompass the defeat of Mr
Dickson and have resorted to the an
nonymous letier. The annonymous
letter is the vilest thing In politics.
A man who is cowardly enough to
write and scatter broadcast a letter of
this character is the kind of a man
who would sneak up behind you in
the dark and run a knife through you.
A character assassin wliofis beneath
the contempt of the Lvilest gutter
sneak. This leUer was mailed in this
city and has been sent broadcast to all
the saloon keepers of the district
Those who are acquainted with Mr
Dickson can judge for themselves as to
the merits of the argument they pre
sent a and for that reason we
reproduce their letter, which is as fol
lows:
STRANGE BEDFELLOWS.
It is said that politics makes strange
bedfellows. And that is surely true.
One of the strange things of this cam
paign is the effort of a prohibition
candidate to get voles from the liber
al element—even from liquor dealers
R. R. Dickson, candidate for dis
trict judge, has been nominated by
the republicans, and also by Ihe pro
hibitionists. He has filed in the office
of the secretary of state at Lincoln a
written acceptance of the prohibition
nomination. And yet Mr. Dickson is
asking liquor dealers to vote for him,
although filing his written pledge to
accept the prohibition nomination
He will appear on the ticket as a pro
hibitionist. Last year he worked hard
for county option and help elect mem
bers of the legislature in Holt county
and who voted for county opitl"n last
winter in the legislature.
On another occasion Mr. Dickson
had one of his prohibition fanatical
tits. He was not running for office
then. He found a flaw in the liquor
ordnainces of O’Neill and lie tried to
close up the saloons. He tiled pro
tests. As a result the saloons at
O’Neill were closed for almost a
month. This ordinance had been pas
sed in an early day. As soon as the
flaw was discovered, M. P. Harring
ton prepared a new ordinance which
covered the law, but it had to be pub
lished, which took time Then new
petitions had to be prepared a new
ordinance which covered the law,
but it had to be published, which took
time. Then new petitions had to be
prepared by the saloons-keepers and
notices given. In this way the sa
loons were closed for a month.
Still more recently an effort was
made to put a saloon at Page. Mr
Dickson again mounted his prohibi
tion horse anil fought it out and de
feated the salcou petition. With this
record Mr. Dickson might well expect
and will get the vote of the fanatical
prohibitionists But knowing the
facts, how can a liberal man vote for
him.
Go to the polls eariy and vote, then
put in the day working for the success
of the republicans, as clean a ticket as
was ever presented to the voters here.
Malicious Statements Refuted.
It has Just come to the knowledge of
the Frontier that there Is about to be
perpetrated on the voters of the Fif
teenth Judicial District one of the most
damnable political frauds ever at
tempted in a political campaign. We
are reliably informed that a circular
has been prepared at the instigation of
E. H. Whelan, democratic candidate for
district Judge; M. F. Harrington, H. M.
Uttley, of O’Neill, and Dick Johnson, of
Stuart, in which circular a most mal
icious attack is made on R. R. Dickson,
the republican candidate for District
Judge. So false and libelous are the
statements in the circular that the
conspirators have placed every con
ceivable safeguard to prevent the con
tents becoming known until too late to
refute the mess of falsehoods until after
the election. As we go to press, the
Frontier nor Mr. Dickson, has not seen a
copy of the circular, but through the
kindness of one who was allowed to
read the circular under pledge of
secrecy, but who realized a great wrong
was being perpetrated, divulged to us
some of the accusations of the circular
and told us of the plan of the conspira
tors in getting this circular in the hands
of the voters Just before election so as
not to allow an opportunity to refute
and show up the infamous scheme. The
plan is to have these circulars distrib
uted over the district by trusted lieu
tenants, knowing full well that the con
tents of the circular are so false and
libelous that to use the United States’
mails for their distribution would sub
ject the conspirators to prosecution by
the government postal authorities.
As we go to press we learn that H. M.
Uttley has started Into the western
counties of the district with two large
bundles of circulars. So rank is the cir
cular they have not even dared publish
It in any newspaper in the district. As
before stated, we have not seen a copy
of the circular and cannot comment on
all the juggled lies contained therein,
but will refer, briefly, to the principal
charges made as remembered by our
informant who has read the articles.
First, a juggled and distorted account
of certain litigation Mr. Dickson had
some twenty years ago over the title to
some property in Hot Springs, South
Dakota. An attempt is made to show
that Mr. Dickson secured the funds
with which to fight the litigation from
Garrett Scott, who was then County
Treasurer. The photograph of a check
given by Scott to H. M. Uttley for
$750.00 Is shown with the notation In
the corner for "R. R. D.” This nota
tion was evidently placed there by
Uttley, or some one to be used for this
purpose, as those who have seen the
check state that the notation is not in
Scott’s handwriting and Mr. Dickson
never saw the check and knows noth
ing of it. Space will not permit going
Into details with reference to the Hot
Springs transaction, further than to
briefly state that the following court
records will show, that Mr. Dickson
was discharged and vindicated of any
wrong. The following is a copy of the
court record:
"In the matter of Robert R. Dickson,
for writ of habeas corpus. Now on
this 25th day of June, 1891, this cause
came on for final hearing upon the re
turn of the officer to the writ together
witji the reporter, and the court hav
ing, hijard the evidence offered by the
respective parties and being fully ad
vised in the premises, does find that
the relator is unlawfully restrained
and deprived of his liberty by the re
spondent, Seth Gifford, and the court
specially finds the complaint against
relator fails to charge him with the
commission of a crime against the
laws of South Dakota, and that relator
is entitled to be released and dis
charged therefrom. To which re
spondent duly excepts. It Is therefore
considered adjudged and decreed by
the court, that the relator, Robert R.
Dickson, be, and he hereby is fully re
leased and discharged from the cus
tody of the respondent, and his bond
given in this cause fully discharged
and the costs of this proceeding be
taxed to respondent in the sum of
$15.48. To which respondent duly ex
cepts.
“M. P. KINKAID, Judge.”
This prosecution was Instigated by a
bunch of Hot Springs land boomers
who thought Mr. Dickson was about to
obtaih title to certain lands which they
had sold under a defective title. H. M.
Uttley was attorney for Dickson and
associates. Mr. Dickson paid Uttley
attorneys’ fees and costs in trying the
case in the lower court, which dragged
along for a couple of years and became
tired of being held up by Uttley for
attorneys' fees and costs. After the
case was tried and lost in the lower
court by Uttley, Dickson refused to
appeal or go farther with it. Uttley
then took the case to the United States
Court of Appeals on a contingent fee.
he (Uttley) to pay costs of appeal and
all expense incident thereto. If Uttley
got money from Scott with which to
perfect the appeal, it was without the
knowledge or consent of Dickson, as he
refused to be further bled by Uttley.
The following certificate from the
United States Court of Appeals shows
conclusively that, of the $750.00 de
posited by Uttley, $738.70 was paid
back to him when the case was dis
missed and it is now up to Uttley and
his co-conspirators to show what be
came of the $738.70 if it was county
money. Mr. Dickson never received di
rectly or indirectly one cent of it.
The following is the certificate and
record of the refund of the money to
Uttley:
“I do further certify that on Decem
ber 31st, 1892, H. M. Uttley deposited
with me the sum of $25 to secure
clerk’s costs, and that on 'May 16th,
1893, the First National Bank of St.
Paul, Minnesota, in behalf of H. M.
Uttley, deposited with me the sum of
$760.00, the estimated costs of printing
the record in said cause, making a to
tal (ft $775.00. That said deposits were
disbursed as follows, viz.: May 18th,
1893, to H, M. Uttley, $738,70. May
18th, 1893, to Martin and Mason, coun
sel for appellees, an attorney's fee of
$20.00 on the dismissal of said appeal,
and the clerk’s costs taxed at $16.30.
"I do further certify that I have at
tached hereto full, true and complete
copies of the decree of dismissal, the
receipt of H. M. Uttley for $738.70, bal
ance of deposits and checl^ of John D.
Jordan, clerk on the Germania Bank
of St. Paul, Minnesota, dated May 18th,
1893, to the order of H. M. Uttley for
the sum of $738.70, as full, true and
complete a# the originals of the same
now remain on file and of record ill my
office.”
"$738.70. Received from John D. Jor
dan, clerk, the sum of seven hundred
thirty-eight and 70-100 dollars, balance
deposit to secure costs due appellant in
the above entitled cause.
‘‘H. M. UTTLEY,
“Counsel for Appellant.”
Endorsed: U. S. Circuit Court of
Appeals, Eighth Circuit, December
term, 1892. No. 222. Robert R. Dick
son et al., appellants, vs. Orlando Fer
guson et al.” Receipt by counsel for
appellants for balance deposit costs.
Filed May 18th, 1893. John D. Jordan,
clerk.”
St. Paul, Minn., May 18th, 1893, No. 16.
Germania Bank of St. Paul.
Pay to the order of H. M. Uttley,
$738.70, seven hundred thirty-eight
and 70-100 dollars.
JOHN D. JORDAN, Clerk.
Endorsed on the back: "H. M. Utt
ley.”
Stamped in red on face: "3 Ger
mania Bank Paid. May 18, 1893, Pay
ing Teller.” Perforated on face: "Paid.”
In testimony whereof I hereunto sub
scribe my name and affix the seal of
satd United States Circuit Court of
Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, at of
fice in the City of St. Louis, Missouri,
this 23d day of October, A. D. 1911.
(Seal.) JOHN D. JORDAN,
Clerk of the United States Circuit
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Cir
cuit.
The next charge in the circular, as
told by our informant, is a rehash of
some of the litigation in Holt County
incident to the Barrett Scott defalcation
in which an attempt is made to show
that Dickson owed Scott, and that he
(Dickson) procured from Scott as
county treasurer certain tax sale certi
ficates for which he did not pay. The
facts are Mr. Dickson never procured
any tax sale certificates from Scott,
and what certificates he did procure
were received from Rhody Hayes, who
was appointed as Scott’s successor in
office, and these facts can be verified
by the county and court records. Prior
to, Scott’s flight to Mexico, Mr. Dick
son purchased at tax sale certain prop
erty in O'Neill and paid Scott as the
records will show, one thousand dollars
In cash. The sale certificates and re
ceipts were to be issued and written
up at a subsequent date as the work
in the office would permit. Soon after
placing the order for tax sale certifi
cates with Scott, Mr. Dickson was
married and went to the Chicago Ex
position and other eastern points on
his wedding trip of several weeks. In
’he meantime Scott wrote up about five
thousand dollars worth of tax certifl
ates for Mr. Dickson, but never de
livered any of them, and when Scott
vacated the office and fled to Mexico
the certificates were left in the treas
urer's office, never having been deliv
ered to Mr. Dickson, or seen by him,
and ho never made the claim that the
certificates had been paid for except
ing the one thousand dollars he paid
Scott when the order was left for the
certificates, and the matter was ad
justed between Mr. Dickson and the
board of supervisors, with tho under
standing and on this basis, excepting
that a dispute arose as to fifteen hun
dred dollars which Scott owed Dickson
and for which Scott had agreed to re
imburse the county for the certificates
for this amount. The certificates were
all cancelled by agreement between the
board and Dickson, excepting the one
thousand dollars worth, which were
then delivered by Rhody Hayes, the new
treasurer, to Mr. Dickson. As before
stated, Dickson never received one of
the certificates from Scott nor laid any
claim for them excepting for the
amount above stated, and the certifi
cates were never out of the treasurer’s
office until they were turned over by
Mr. Hayes to Dickson by order of the
county board, in the sum of one thou
sand dollars.
The circular also charges, we under
stand, that Dickson owed Scott for
county money borrowed. This is an
absolute fabrication and rot as hes
been proven in numerous campaigns in
this county when the Scott affair has
been made an issue. Mr. Dickson is a
large land owner, owning several hun
dred acres and has for many years, and
is financially responsible. Uttley was
attorney for the administrator of the
Scott estate. Whelan has been county
attorney for three terms, and the en
tire court officers have been in the hands
of the political opponents of Mr. Dick
son for the past twelve years, and if
there had been the least possibility
that Dickson owed Holt County or
Barrett Scott one cent, they would have
long ere this brought suit against him
as he has been financially responsible
at all times.
Some voters in the district who are
not acquainted with local conditions
may ask why such a dastardly assault
should be made upon the character of
a candidate when brought to light too
late, as they had it planned, to refute
the infamous charges. Space will not
permit the exposition of all the infamy
and animous back of this, but here is
some of it, briefly stated: H. M. Utt
ley, who was at one time a practicing
lawyer in O’Neill but by reason of his
unprofessional and personal conduct
lost all his practice, his law library
taken from him by creditors, he was
compelled to give up the practice of
law and take up farming with but lit
tle better success. He was Scott’s prin
cipal attorney during that unfortunate
man's trouble and most people who are
familiar with the circumstances, think
much of the trouble that Scott had was
brought on by Uttley’s poor advice.
Uttley was indicted by the grand jury
in Holt County, September 28th, 1893,
for concealing from a magistrate Scott’s
defalcations and harboring and protect
ing Scott. Uttley is now the personal
enemy of Mr. Dickson and is distribut
ing this circular over the district.
The notorious Dick Johnson, who is
the recognized factotum of M. F. Har
rington, Mr. Dickson once prosecuted \
for subornation of perjury, wherein it
was charged Johnson procured a young
girl to swear falsely against a man liv
ing at Stuart. Hence, Johnson’s ac
tivity as one of the conspirators.
Back of all this lies the master mind
of M. F. Harrington, who is resorting
to every conceivable means of landing
his man Whelan on the district bench.
The people of Holt County have been
robbed for several years by having to
stand the costs in many many cases
brought for trial in Holt County by
Harrington and Johnson, wherein the
cause of action originated in counties
outside of this judicial district, and
many cases outside of this state. To
show something of the magnitude of
this practice by Harrington and John
son, we here give a list of the cases by
numbers and amounts that have been
brought in Holt County within the past
eight months since March, 1911. In all
these cases the causes nf action origi
nated in counties outside this district,
and in many cases outside of the state!
and of course ought to be tried where
they originated without burdening the
taxpayers of this county with the en
ormous expense incident to the trial.
The following cases have been filed
since last March:
Case No. 8393._....* 30,800.00
Case No. 8392. 31,760.00
Case No. 8360. 30,000.00
Case No. 8358. 30,000.00
Case No. 8303... 3 000 00
Case No. 8394. 15!ooo!o0
Case No. 8379. 30,000 00
Case No. 8389. 42,390.50
Case No. 8385. 1,350.00
Case No. 8395. 16,000 00
Case No. 8398. 2,000.00
Case No. 8397. 2,500.00
Case No. 8396. 2,500.00
Case No. 8377._. 35,000.00
„ T'?ota,1.*271,290.50
it Harrington and Johnson recover
but ten per cent, of the amount sued for
(which is a very small per cent for at
torney fees) as attorneys’ fees, the
above cases alone, filed within the past
eight months, would net them over
{27,000.00. We ask the intelligent voters
of this district to be not misled by the
falsehoods contained in their circular,
but consider their motives to foist
Whelan on the district bench.
Cyclone Davis is still busy going
around the country telling the Holt
county farmers how they should vote.
In l he panicky days of 1896 when none
of' lie people had any crops, or much
else, people were anxious to have im
ported spell binders come and tell
them what ailed them and such
“.-pou ers” as Davis made a good
i hing out of his oratory. But in these
days of prosperity and plenty they do
not pay much attention to what the
orators have to say. They go to hear
them, listen to what they have to say
and then go home and forget all about
it and when Ithe time comes to vote
goes to tbe polls and votes as their
conscience and their own best inter
est dictates. _ _
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